Friday, March 28, 2014

Reprise: KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

Lilac Dreams from indie polish maker KBShimmer was one of the first polishes I swatched for this blog, back in April of last year. If you'd like to see that post, you can do so here. From KBShimmer's website description, Lilac Dreams is a "luscious shade that depending on the light, shifts slightly from a
medium purple to a lovely shade of pink. Holographic glitter in aqua
blue and sliver add sparkle and shine while a scattering of micro black
and silver glitter adds depth to the color." This beautiful medium-light purple shimmer polish has a transparent base packed with foily platelet shimmers that shift to pink in low light and sparkle with blue and multicolored sparks.Application was trouble-free. This polish has a consistency that is fluid and light, almost loamy. It has good even flow over the nail in spite of all the components and self-levels very well. Coverage is very good with sufficient opacity in two coats, although I did three. Lilac dreams dries in very good time to a slightly textured satin finish.Photos show three coats of Lilac Dreams over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

KBShimmer Lilac Dreams

There's a dustiness to this foily shimmer polish that is quite fetching, especially in low light when the polish is constantly shifting between purple and cool pink. The holographic glitters are a particularly magical touch, their small size is perfect both to accent the dreamy purple foil and to throw eye-catching sparks from within it. There's a lot going on in this polish and it's careful complex composition brings you a whole that is much more that the sum of its parts. love,Liz